In line with its pledge to dismantle the alleged fuel mafia, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has approved the complete deregulation of diesel and other ancillary products. The ex-depot prices of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) also known as diesel and Low … read more
The Presidency appears to be in a dilemma over the composition of the board and management of the Niger Delta Development Commission. Our correspondent gathered that the Presidency was confused by the irreconcilable differences among the stakeholders in the Niger … read more
The mass rally by Nigerians workers, which started off in the country’s economic capital city of Lagos on Wednesday, may have started yielding dividends as the country’s authorities have promised to negotiate a living wage for the workers. The umbrella … read more
Labour and Civil Society Coalition on Wednesday accused the Federal Government of causing “artificial” fuel scarcity in the country in order to deceive Nigerians into accepting the deregulation of the downstream sector. LASCO, at its one-day rally attended by over … read more
President Umaru Yar’Adua said Tuesday that the country’s fuel supply situation will “normalize” in the next two weeks. Nigeria, one of the top eight leading crude oil producers in the world, has faced a severe shortage of gasoline and other … read more
The main militant group fighting in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region said it’s considering the release of British hostage Matthew Maguire, held since last September. Comments by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Bob Dewar, noting the injustice done to the … read more
The unending fuel crisis in the country is the handiwork of a cartel operating in the nation’s oil sector, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua said yesterday with a promise to go after them. He described the cartel as “the greatest institutional … read more
BRITISH High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Bob Dewar, has attributed the lingering crisis in the Niger Delta to the years of alleged neglect of the area by successive governments in Nigeria. Dewar also urged the current federal administration to move … read more
A Nigerian, Taiye Ogboyomi, was last Thursday charged before a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for allegedly duping an American of $1m. The American businessman, Mr. Brandon Benson, narrated in graphic details before the court how Ogboyomi, … read more
Barely 24 hours to the kick-off of the first leg of the nationwide labour-instigated mass rally in Lagos, the Federal Government has raised an alarm over a possible break-down of law and order on account of the protest. This is … read more